White House

The Obamas Finally Choose A Dog!

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Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

Oh, I'm kidding! That's actually a Counter Assault attack dog with some guards posted near the north portico. The real reason I uploaded this photograph is that I've never seen this view of the White House. I had no idea that the ground sloped down to that mote-like trench along the corridors leading to the west wing.